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Andy Nesbitt

NBA Fans Were Furious at YouTube TV For Ruining End of Heat-Celtics Game 1

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The Celtics and Heat were battling in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night when suddenly, lots of fans who were watching on YouTube TV could no longer watch the game, as the streaming service stopped functioning. 

This all happened with just over four minutes left in the game and the Heat holding onto a five-point lead on the road. The game went to a commercial break and that’s when the stream just lost it. Many fans saw the same ad starting and stopping for what felt like an endless amount of time, and it never came back for the rest of the game, which the Heat ended up holding on to take a 1–0 series lead. 

YouTube TV tweeted about the issue: 

NBA fans were rightfully not happy about it, as they missed the end of an epic night for Jimmy Butler and Miami as their quest to return to the Finals continues: 

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